Tullow Kenya, together with its Joint Venture Partners, Total and Africa Oil, confirms that the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) contract expires on 2 June 2020, after running for a two-year period. EOPS has served its purpose as a pilot project by providing critical technical data, logistical and […]
The novel coronavirus crisis has led to a slowdown in economic growth of various nations across the world. According to the World Bank’s April 2020 Pulse report, economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to decline from 2.4 percent in 2019 to between – 2.1 percent and – […]
In the past year, local environmentalists scored a major win after the proposed 1050MW Lamu Coal Plant construction was halted by the National Environmental Tribunal. This was after ruling that the necessary authorities had failed to do a thorough environmental assessment. According to the project’s critics, the $2 billion […]
The first batch of low-enriched uranium nuclear fuel has been delivered to the construction site of Belarusian NPP. The Russian-made fuel assemblies are currently being prepared for unloading and inspection. “The initial delivery of fresh nuclear fuel is a landmark event in the construction of any nuclear plant […]
Rosatom through its Science division, SSC RF TRINITI JSC, has developed a method of disinfecting and sterilising medical instruments, clothing, equipment, and facilities using mobile devices for the production of concentrated ozone. Under the supervision of Alexander Basiev, a researcher of physical and mathematical sciences, a group of […]
Samsung Electronics America is proud to announce it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program. The award recognizes EPA partner businesses and organizations in good standing that […]
ROSATOM participated in the 12th Africa Energy Indaba Forum, last week, in Cape Town, South Africa. Ryan Collyer, acting CEO of Rosatom Central and Southern Africa highlighted the global shift towards nuclear, not only in the energy sector but also to address a myriad of other issues. The […]
Rosatom through its power generating subsidiary, Rosenergoatom, achieved a record $7.01 billion in 2019. In 2019, total revenue from the sale of electric energy generated by Russian nuclear power plants increased by 17.5% on the year, while total nuclear power generation amounted to 208.8 billion kWh, a 2.2% […]
BN-800, the world’s most powerful operational fast neutron reactor at Unit 4 of Beloyarsk NPP in Russia, has been loaded with the first serial batch of MOX fuel made of depleted uranium and plutonium oxides. After an overhaul, the power unit has successfully resumed operation. Distinct from traditional […]
The floating nuclear power plant (FNPP, a project by Rosenergoatom Joint-Stock Company, a part of Rosatom State Corporation) has delivered its first 10 mln kWh of electric power into the isolated network of the Chauny-Bilibino hub (the Chukotka Autonomous Region) since its connection to the grid on December […]
